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    Assistant General Counsel - Toronto, Canada - PartnerRe

    PartnerRe
    PartnerRe Toronto, Canada

    1 week ago

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    Description

    PartnerRe is a leading, privately owned, multi-line global reinsurer with a reputation of financial stability and strength, and a commitment to rebuilding businesses and communities after risk events around the world.

    Our mission is to continue to be a financially stable and predictable business partner, supporting our clients with solutions tailored to their needs, delivering superior returns to our owner, providing rewarding opportunities for our people and making a positive contribution to society. To achieve this, we live by our values of Integrity, Performance, Collaboration, Straightforward Communication and Respect and Care.

    Core to The PartnerRe Experience is our global nature. No matter where you sit in the company, you are part of something bigger. Our teams represent our truly international mindset, forging connections across office locations and all levels of the organization and building a network of mutual success. The result is a day-to-day experience that will allow you to:

    Shape your own career

    Grow in a supportive environment

    Connect with a community of experts

    Make an impact

    ViewThe PartnerRe Experience e-bookto find out more about what it's like to work at PartnerRe.

    We are always looking for bright, proactive individuals to join our team

    Please follow our Careers page for all updates on new positions. We look forward to receiving your application.

    PartnerRe is an equal opportunities employer.

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    Job Description

    About this job:

    We are looking to hire an Assistant General Counsel, North America to join our Legal & Compliance team in Toronto who will report to our Deputy General Counsel, Americas.

    We are a global, diversified reinsurer with a local footprint who can step up to any challenge, while remaining small enough to be adaptive and responsive. Reinsurance is a relationship business, and we continually strive to live up to the promise of our name, PartnerRe. We are a centralized organization and bring a more personal approach to the marketplace with a distinctive balance of technical skills and client focus, expertise and partnership. We are a true global organization with a multicultural workforce.

    In this business facing role you will be primarily providing legal advice and support to our North American (re)insurance businesses, assisting the Deputy General Counsel, Americas in day-to-day activities and delivering projects, liaising with regulators and clients in the United States and Canada to address regulatory and legal queries.

    In more detail your responsibilities will be to:

    • In consultation with appropriate Legal Department leadership, retain, oversee, and manage the work of outside counsel and ensure adherence to outside counsel guidelines and budget requirements
    • Provide correct and timely assessment of legal and compliance issues and give customer focused and solution oriented legal advice, while retaining independence as legal adviser
    • Identify, manage and mitigate legal, regulatory and reputational risks
    • Provide assistance and support to the company and fellow legal team members on a wide range of regulatory matters, including cyber security and data protection
    • Negotiate and assist in drafting of specialized life and health reinsurance agreements
    • Provide legal research, counsel and support to non-legal managers and employees on various aspects of PartnerRe's business
    • Provide general corporate/commercial advice to the business on a variety of legal issues including HR and employment matters

    Qualifications

    About you:

    We are looking for a technically strong candidate, who enjoys collaborating with internal and external partners, and seeks a challenging new job in a fast-paced environment. As an ideal candidate you possess the following experience, skills and mindset:

    • A Law degree and license to practice law within Canada. A license to practice in any state within the United (and preferably New York and/or Connecticut) is also a plus
    • Four or more years of experience at a law firm or in-house legal department. Ideally, you have prior client-facing experience with (re)insurance or financial institutions
    • International, cross-jurisdictional experience and exposure is a plus
    • Experience with cyber security, data protection and North American privacy regulation
    • Prior experience with life and health (re)insurance products, including contract negotiation and regulation is a plus
    • Good project management capabilities
    • Open to change" and "can do" attitude
    • Fluent in English, other languages, ideally French or Spanish, are an asset
    • Strong interpersonal skills and communication style
    • Effective time management and organizational skills with the ability to work under pressure and on own initiative
    • Previously demonstrated ability to work well within a team, and to build strong relationships with colleagues
    • A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected
    • Knowledge of Canadian (re)insurance laws and regulations is preferable

    Additional Information

    PartnerRe provides a working environment in which diversity is valued, where all employees feel welcome, respected, and empowered to perform at their best. We invite you to learn more about D&I at PartnerRe.

    Thank you,

    PartnerRe Hiring Team

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